Comparison

Coffee 101 vs Beanary

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Coffee 101

Discover brewing guides for popular coffee makers, learn about grind sizes, roasts, and ratios. Find tool suggestions and explore recipes for various coffee drinks. Includes a built-in timer and ratio calculator.

Highlights
  • Brewing guides for multiple brewers
  • Coffee education (grind, roast, ratios)
  • Coffee tool suggestions
  • Coffee drink recipes
  • Built-in brewing timer
  • Ratio calculator
Features
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Coffee 101 is the ultimate coffee resource for iOS. This application provides you with brewing guides for some of the most popular brewers: Chemex, Hario V60, French Press, AeroPress, Cold Brew, Moka Pot, Espresso, and Turkish. Along with the Brew Guide, you will get an introductory course about Grind Sizes, Roasts, and Coffee Ratios. There are also suggestions on various Coffee Tools: Kettles, Brewers, Filters, Grinders, Scales, and Accessories. Need Recipes? There are categories for your favorites - such as Cappuccino, Frappe, Mocha, and Lattes. Coffee 101 also has a built in Timer that gives you the current step in your Brew Guide alongside the elapsed time. There is also a Ratio Calculator that will tell you how much Coffee to Water ratio you need by easily choosing how many cups you wish to make. Miss anything? Leave in-app feedback or contact us from the app as well!

About

Beanary

Features
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Dial in your espresso like a pro. Beanary helps you track your espresso shots and guides you to the perfect cup. Log your dose, yield, time, and taste - then get smart recommendations on how to adjust your next shot. Features: - Track your bean library with roast date, origin, process and roast level - Log every shot with dose, yield, time, and taste - Get guidance on whether to grind finer or coarser or experiment with ratio - Save your dialed-in recipes for each bean - Rate your favorite coffees - Export and backup your data - Dark mode support Whether you're new to espresso or a seasoned home barista, Beanary takes the guesswork out of dialing in.

Screenshots

Coffee 1014 screens
Beanary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Beanary at every 5 days against Coffee 101's every 6 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coffee 101 ships an update every 6 months, Beanary every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Coffee 101 versus Beanary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoffee 101Beanary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn RylesMaximilian Zeus

In-app purchases

None

Coffee 101

No in-app purchases

None

Beanary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Coffee 101 free?
Coffee 101 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beanary free?
Beanary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Coffee 101 or Beanary have ads?
Neither Coffee 101 nor Beanary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Coffee 101 or Beanary?
Coffee 101 ships an update every 6 months, and Beanary every 5 days. Most recently, Coffee 101 was updated on November 3, 2026 and Beanary on November 5, 2026.

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